Mongolian
- авьяас (avʹjaas) — nonstandard
Etymology
From Sanskrit अभ्यास (abhyāsa, “practice, habit”), attested as early as late Pre-Classical Mongol.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [äw̜.jäːs]
- Hyphenation: авъ‧яас
Noun
авъяас • (avʺjaas)
- talent; skill; gift; aptitude
- зурах авъяас ― zurax avʺjaas ― aptitude for drawing
- an ability to do something; the capacity to do something
- авъяас чадвар үнэлэх ― avʺjaas čadvar ünelex ― to praise one's ability
Usage notes
Due to its rarity, the hard sign ъ is sometimes replaced by the more common soft sign ь (ʹ).
Declension
Declension of авъяас (sg-only а-harmonic regular)
| attributive
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авъяас avʺjaas
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singular / indefinite
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| nominative
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авъяас avʺjaas
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| genitive
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авъяасын avʺjaasyn
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| accusative
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авъяасыг avʺjaasyg
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| dative-locative
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авъяаст avʺjaast
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| ablative
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авъяасаас avʺjaasaas
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| instrumental
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авъяасаар avʺjaasaar
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| comitative
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авъяастай avʺjaastaj
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| privative
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авъяасгүй avʺjaasgüj
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| directive
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авъяас руу avʺjaas ruu
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Reflexive possessive forms
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singular / indefinite
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| nominative
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авъяасаа avʺjaasaa
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| genitive
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авъяасынхаа avʺjaasynxaa
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| accusative
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авъяасыгаа avʺjaasygaa
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| dative-locative
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авъяастаа avʺjaastaa
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| ablative
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авъяасаасаа avʺjaasaasaa
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| instrumental
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авъяасаараа avʺjaasaaraa
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| comitative
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авъяастайгаа avʺjaastajgaa
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| privative
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авъяасгүйгээ avʺjaasgüjgee
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| directive
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авъяас руугаа avʺjaas ruugaa
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independent genitive
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singular / indefinite
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singular possession
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авъяасынх avʺjaasynx
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collective possession
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авъяасынхан avʺjaasynxan
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See also